Editors' Review

The TubeTilla YouTube Downloader is an easy application for downloading videos from YouTube and converting them into a number of supported formats.

This application offers a number of conversion formats. There's YouTube FLV, MP4, MP3, iPhone, WMV, and a few more. It took about 3 minutes to download and convert a 3-minute video into YouTube MP4. A 15-minute video took 16 minutes, so the download time varies depending on the length of the video. The videos came out clear and with good sound. There isn't any noticeable difference between the downloaded version and the one on YouTube. Not all URLs that you enter will be valid, so it's not possible to download everything that you want. What does download, though, you will be able to get quickly. There aren't that many other features to TubeTilla. There's no Help page, but its Web site does pop up when you first download it. You can't search for videos directly in the application, either. You can take an already downloading FLV/MP4 and convert it again, however, which is a nice feature. Overall, it doesn't have as much to offer as some of the other download applications out there. If you're looking for something simple, though, this is a good choice.

Downloading and installing this was easy. For the actual installation process, there was a page suggesting we download RealPlayer, but it's not a requirement to finish installing. Besides that, there wasn't much to it. Easy.

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Publisher's Description

TubeTilla is a free application that downloads YouTube videos and converts them to a playable format in 3 easy steps.Convert YouTube videos to WMV, MP4, and MP3. These formats are playable on your PSP, iPod, iPhone, Zune, Windows Media Player.

It is listed as free software but as soon as I had downloaded it I was told that the "free trial" had expired and I was invited to buy the "Pro" version.cnet should remove these conmen before they damage its reputation.

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Updated on Dec 24, 2009

I should have read the other reviews before even bothering to download it.

It might have been a good program but I can't even see the initial screen--it immediately pops up a message saying that the free version has expired and I should upgrade to the pro version. I'm not spending good money for bad programming.

Cons

So far, nothing I've seen is good, only an expiration notice

Summary

Read above, the FREE version EXPIRES AT FIRST USE! There isn't anything to evaluate.

Once was a great program but there's no longer any support. If you don't believe me go to the website and look under 'support forum'. I have both the free and paid versions and separate computers and neither is available.

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SCAM check bottom of CNET review for most popular youtube down loading programs.

I trusted this software by relying on the CNet Editor's rating and review. I downloaded, installed and only then was alerted that I am required to upgrade to Pro. Pretty poor form to make a user go through the entire process before any kind of warning. Would like CNET to review immediately!

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